[kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Kenyas Elections; Where Has The Technology Hype (and Internet) Gone To

Wed Mar 6 19:19:35 EAT 2013

+1 Barrack,

I think there is a spot at which these systems experience failure
especially where there is not previous experience, the most important thing
was to have back-up or alternative means of managing the process to ensure
results are available despite the behavior of all systems involved.

I think this comes with teething problems but i hope that at the end of the
day we have credibility.

Above all i also congratulate all those who exercised their democratic right
by voting, lets all maintain patience, peace love and unity.

Best regards,
Gideon Rop

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 6:23 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> Jumatatu Yenye Baraka!
>
> The stakes in this case are too high. In the Public eye (the Customer
> paying for it), it even seems to be 100% failure of the Technology yet a
> lot of confidence had been generated due to the promise of this Technology.
>
> If this was a Business being launched, high chances that the said business
> would have closed down and have major financial debts as it goes down. An
> explanation that 70% projects fail wouldn't hold water, though very
> alarming.
>
> As you point out, it takes People+Process+Tecnhology which are all driven
> by People. During the Cybersecurity Master Plan launch, it was raised that
> Kenya did not have skilled persons to meet the needs resulting in outsource
> from other countries. The "People" gap  could be evident here.
>
> I hope that after the whole Election season is over ISOCers may engage
> candidly on the Kenyan Tech experience from this elections.
>
>
> Have a pleasant day.
>
> Regards/Wangari
>
> ---
> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored
> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on
> Earth".
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 6/3/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
>
> Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Kenyas Elections; Where Has The Technology Hype
> (and Internet) Gone To
> To: "WANGARI KABIRU" <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk>
> Cc: "isoc at orion.my.co.ke" <isoc at orion.my.co.ke>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy
> Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke"
> <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke>, "Daniel Otieno Omondi" <dottocomp at yahoo.com>
> Date: Wednesday, 6 March, 2013, 15:45
>
>
> Hi Wangari,
>
> Technology is not an end in itself but a means to an end, what matters is
> deployment. For a long time Gartner has always indicated that approximately
> 70 % of all major ICT projects fail, there are many factors related to the
> ecosystem within which the system operates that can ensure the success of
> any technological intervention. It takes people+processes+technology to
> achieve results, if this there key players are not in synch then you end up
> with a problem. We are all aware of the challenges IEBC went through while
> trying to acquire the technology, given the short span of time i did not
> expect a miracle out of the KITS. Globally only India and Brazil have done
> well in using electronic voting (i stand to be corrected), nonetheless,
> there are great lessons to be learn from this election. Finally
> congratulations to all who voted, let us maintain peace and respect the
> rule of the law, love your neighbour as you love yourself.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:14 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> Baraka na amani tele nchini msimu huu na siku zijazo!
>
> On a light note; Baby born at the voting queue has been named Ballot-eli
>
> We have made great strides as a Nation during this National Elections.
> Neighbors went out in droves.
>
> Perhaps our ICT savvy colleagues may enlighten us on why the Technology
> invested in seems not to be up to the game; a good number of the voter
> identification kits were not working or used (I did not run my finger on
> any), some names were not traced in the computer etc.
>
> It just doesnt work for the citizenry when told that 'mtambo haufanyi
> kazi", and the manual register is used just as in the past elections. A lot
> of hype had gone into the need and role of the advanced Technology this
> time round.
>
> There is a lot of hype on Technology being the turnaround for the Country
> as an industry and also in other sectors.
>
> I do expect that in subsequent elections, the investment (financial,
> human, time) in Technology will even be higher and this is a good point to
> check how to up the game.
>
> Have a pleasant day.
>
> Regards/Wangari
>
> ---
> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored
> Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on
> Earth".
>
>
> --- On *Sat, 2/3/13, Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp at yahoo.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >* wrote:
>
>
> From: Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp at yahoo.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >
> Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fw: Sustained Global Broadband Demand but Africa Still
> Lags Behind
> To: "isoc at orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/[email protected]>" <
> isoc at orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/[email protected]>>,
> "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>>,
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> <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>
> >
> Date: Saturday, 2 March, 2013, 12:14
>
>
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